Meet us in Silverton, Colorado!

Women’s New Moon Hike
August 2-4, 2024

We are calling YOU to the heart of high country – Silverton, Colorado!

Join us for a special New Moon Hike Day Trip in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Beyond breathtaking views of jagged mountains, we will come together in celebration of sisterhood, feel the powerful energy of the new moon cycle, and experience spiritual transformation together in the wilderness.

This trip is inspired by Sharon Blackie’s book, If Women Rose Rooted.” 

If women want to change things, we need authority and authority comes, in good part, from inside ourselves. It comes from conviction from understanding and owning our stories and from a strong sense of who we are and what our place is in the world.

Sharon Blackie, If Women Rose Rooted

We are on a quest to find our place in this world, drawing inspiration from the wild landscape of the San Juan Mountains in Silverton, Colorado while drawing from the wise and powerful women in our ancestry, mythology, and community. 

We will start with a New Moon Intention Ceremony where we lay our hopes, fears, and dreams out vulnerably for all of us to see and support. The darkness of the new moon is a time for reflection and exploring the unseen. New Moon energy is all about new beginnings. It is a spiritual calling to be fully present so you can explore your deepest desires and heartfelt wishes that sometimes get lost in the flurry of so much doing. August is the Sturgeon Moon and symbolizes gratitude for the bounties of nature, and asks us to step into the flow and appreciate the fruits of all seasons and the unique beauties of the cycles of life.

As we hike up the mountain and into the wilderness, we will guide you in connecting with nature, yourself, and in being present. At the top, we will look out at the land before us and be reminded that we are significant and powerful and we will tap into our female energy in a Transformational Celebration. On the way back down, you will learn about local history, landscapes, and tundra while bonding with each other in physical adventure. The day will end with reflection, discussion, and in learning how to bring this experience forward into your daily life.

This Experience Includes:

• Friday and Saturday lodging at Christine’s house (slumber party! Bring your sleeping bag and pillow!)
• Customized Writing and Reflection Journal
• Mountaineer First Aid Kit
• New Moon Ceremony gifts
• Daily breakfast and coffee
• Snacks (we love snacks!)
• Lunch on the mountain
• Dinner prepared by Private Chef
• Experts trained in keeping you safe while stretching you to experience, grow, and transform

* You will be responsible for your own transportation and travel costs to and from the start location.*Is your heart saying “yes” but your back saying “no” to a sleepover? There are several affordable hotel and Airbnb options we can suggest!

Your Guides:

Christine Fonner, M.Ed., PhD candidate
Founder and CEO

Christine is an executive leadership coach for women and is the founder and owner of Roam Your Soul. She has over 20 years of leadership experience and a passion for building communities for women to thrive. Christine focuses on helping people who are confident in who they are yet know what they need to work on and strategically coaches others in seeking deeper meaning in life through adventure, transformational learning, and authentic community. Christine has a Master’s in transformational leadership/change management and is a strengths-based transformational coach. She is a PhD candidate in Organizational Leadership, specializing in “the human factor” – the responsibility leaders have in  creating “radical care” in the workplace and the connection between personal/interpersonal needs and joy at work.

Sarah Moore
Professional Mountain Guide, Wilderness First Responder, & Experiential Leader

Sarah Moore is a trained professional mountain guide located in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in Silverton, Colorado. For the past 8 years, she has trained in outdoor leadership development focused around femme centered outdoor adventure communities. Working for San Juan Expeditions, the only year round guide service in Silverton, she trains daily under AMGA and IFMGA guides. She is a co-owner of a women owned business, Silverton’s yoga and fitness studio, and Silverton’s only gym space, MOVE Yoga & Fitness. She is a year round mountain athlete, wilderness first responder, and Professional Level 1 Certified. She has countless hours of backcountry training and experience including traveling the world and skiing in Japan, climbing in Thailand, and an expedition on Denali in 2021. 

About Silverton and the San Juan Mountains:

Silverton is a National Historic Landmark, part of the San Juan Skyway (with the Million Dollar Highway connecting Silverton to Ouray), home to Animas Forks and the Alpine Loop, and the summer destination for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train ride. With a rich mining history and rugged mountains out the back door, Silverton is a busy summer and winter destination and is home to over 700 resilient year-round residents.

Nestled as the only town in the San Juan Mountains and with the Weminuche Wilderness close by, Silverton is a natural recreational paradise.

Questions? Contact us!

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